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Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of the country's recent presidential election.Citing irregularities, the Supreme Court said a new poll should be held...

A 12-year-old Indian school girl killed herself after allegedly being shouted at for staining her uniform and bench with period blood. The 7th grader, a student in...

A bullion van loaded with an unspecified amount went up in flames Tuesday under Ojota bridge, Lagos Report said that the van was driving inward...

A Twitter user in Japan has been banned from using the social networking site for making a death threat against a mosquito. Tweeting abuse would...

Fifteen supporters of Togolese opposition party, Pan African National Party (PAN) have been handed jail terms for their role in recent anti-government protests. The convicts,...

Cameroon has banned people from watching a popular television station that says it represents the interests of the English-speaking population. Cable TV providers have been...

With floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey swallowing entire Texas cities, the US military is mobilizing its resources from states across the country to help...

Fifteen supporters of Togolese opposition party, Pan African National Party (PAN) have been handed jail terms for their role in recent anti-government protests. The convicts,...

Police in Zambia have arrested two men "allegedly found having sex", reports the state owned Times of Zambia. The pair - one aged 38 and...

A South African university is investigating how a student was mistakenly given a 14m rand ($1m; £770,000) loan. The error became known after an image...

Notting Hill Carnival has delivered an unlikely social media star in the from of a dancing police officer throwing some sick shapes and earning...

A Houston police officer has died after he became trapped in flood waters whilst trying to get to work, the city police chief has...

US President Donald Trump has said North Korea's latest missile launch signals "contempt" for its neighbours and the UN. He said the North would only...

The US city of Houston has declared a night-time curfew as it battles the impact of Hurricane Harvey. The storm has dumped record rainfall over...

A South African minister has criticised African leaders who seek medical treatment abroad. Aaron Motsoaledi condemned "health tourism" while speaking in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe, who...

While her peers are busy sharing fables with their grandchildren, nurturing them to be better people in society, *Lucy Mutasa (52), will be selling...

North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an "unprecedented" threat to his country. The...

The national youth wing of main opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) is accusing some executives of the ruling Unity Party of allegedly hiring...

US healthcare provider Aetna has apologised after letters sent to thousands of patients publicly displayed their HIV status. The correspondence was sent to about 12,000...

Forty-one-year-old Ginika Obi, bishop and general overseer of City of Liberation and Comfort International Ministry, located at Kilometer 3, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu, who...

His West African colleagues call him ‘The Boss of the Pancreas’ simply because of his love for very challenging health cases. The pancreas is the...

Information reaching Joy News indicates that scores of Togolese are attempting to cross over to Ghana as moves to end the reign of the Eyadema...

The woman who has accused Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe of assaulting her has mounted a legal challenge against the South African government for...

With the elections approximately six weeks away, the winner of the popular vote will be entitled to just a brief moment to gloat and...

A van containing gas canisters has been discovered near a music venue in Rotterdam, hours after a tip-off from Spanish police led to the...

The most valuable application yet may be as a new emergency service in Rwanda for delivering vital medical supplies, starting with blood. A fleet of...

German police have seized around 5,000 ecstasy tablets shaped like the head of US President Donald Trump, a haul worth tens of thousands of euros.The...

Nigeria's president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats. Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in...

A truck has been set ablaze in Edo after it's driver rammed into a commercial bus killing over nine people! Two children and the bus...

China's fleet of high-speed trains is set once again to become the world's fastest. The top speed of the Fuxing or "rejuvenation" bullet trains was...

Many Togolese particularly those opposed to the government of President Faure Gnassingbe are not backing down on their demands for the Constitution to be...

India’s top court has ruled the practice of instant divorce in Islam unconstitutional, marking a major victory for women’s rights activists.In a 3-2 majority...

Nearly 70 Senegalese nationals have been expelled from The Gambia into Senegal's Casamance region, BBC Afrique is reporting. The measure comes only three days after...

Google boss Sundar Pichai joined members of his executive team on his first visit to Nigeria as the company announced a series of products for the...

Four men have appeared in a South African court facing charges of cannibalism after one allegedly walked into a police station declaring he was...

Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe’s birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported on Saturday, honouring the veteran politician in...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari, 74, said...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he...

Sierra Leone's mudslide death toll has now passed 400 as hundreds are still missing according to the United Nations. Several countries have come to the aid...

An Indian woman has been granted permission to divorce her husband because he would not build a toilet in their home. The woman in her...